Glasses-type terminal and control method therefor

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a glasses-type terminal can specify one external object on the basis of a user's eyes and perform a related function to the specified object. More particularly, the glasses-type terminal according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a display unit provided at a main body of the glasses-type terminal; a camera for photographing an external environment; a sensing unit for sensing the user's eyes with respect to the external environment; and a control unit analyzing the user's eyes with respect to the external environment so as to specify an object, which is the user's eyes are facing, from an image corresponding to the external environment, which is photographed by the camera, such a function icon is linked to a preset region that corresponds to a region in which the specified object is located, on the basis of an event related to the specified object through the camera.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A wearable glasses-type terminal, the glasses-type terminal comprising:
 a display unit provided on a main body of the glasses-type terminal; 
 a camera configured to capture an external environment; 
 a sensing unit configured to sense a user's gaze on the external environment; and 
 a controller configured to analyze the user's gaze on the external environment to specify an object to which the user's gaze is directed from an image corresponding to the external environment captured by the camera, and control the display unit to locate a function icon linked to a preset function in a corresponding region that corresponds to a region in which the specified object is located based on an event associated with the specified object being captured through the camera, 
 wherein the event associated with the specified object is a preset movement of the specified object captured through the camera. 
 
     
     
       2. The glasses-type terminal of  claim 1 , wherein the controller executes a function linked to the function icon based on receiving a selection input associated with the function icon. 
     
     
       3. The glasses-type terminal of  claim 2 , wherein the selection input associated with the function icon is received by sensing the user's preset gesture in a state where the user's gaze toward the function icon is sensed by the sensing unit. 
     
     
       4. The glasses-type terminal of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a wireless communication unit, 
 wherein the function icon comprises a control icon linked to a function of controlling an external device corresponding to the specified object, and 
 the controller controls the wireless communication to transmit a preset control command to an external device when a function of controlling the external device corresponding to the specified object is carried out. 
 
     
     
       5. The glasses-type terminal of  claim 4 , wherein the controller analyzes an image of the specified object included in an image corresponding to the external environment to acquire the identification information of the external device corresponding to the specified object, and controls the wireless communication unit to perform wireless communication with the external device using the identification information of the external device. 
     
     
       6. The glasses-type terminal of  claim 2 , wherein the function icon comprises an information icon linked to a function of checking information associated with the specified object, and
 the controller analyzes an image of the specified object included in an image corresponding to the external environment to acquire information associated with the specified object, and controls the display unit to display at least part of the acquired information associated with the specified object when the function of checking information associated with the specified object is carried out. 
 
     
     
       7. The glasses-type terminal of  claim 6 , wherein the controller adjusts an output amount of information associated with the specified object according to a number of objects included in an image corresponding to the external environment. 
     
     
       8. The glasses-type terminal of  claim 2 , wherein the function icon comprises a data formation icon linked to a function of forming image data for the specified object, and
 the controller controls the camera to capture the specified object when a selection input associated with the data formation icon is received, and controls the display unit to display a preview image for the specified object captured by the camera. 
 
     
     
       9. The glasses-type terminal of  claim 8 , wherein when a specific input is applied to the glasses-type terminal in a state where the preview image is displayed on the display unit,
 the controller searches for associated data image including movement information associated with the movement of the specified object included in the preview image and controls the display unit to display the associated data image to overlap with the preview image to compare the associated data image with the preview image. 
 
     
     
       10. The glasses-type terminal of  claim 1 , wherein when a specific movement of an object other than the specified object to which the user's gaze is directed is sensed by the camera, the controller controls the display unit to display information indicating the specific movement of the other object in one region related to a region in which the other object is located. 
     
     
       11. A method of controlling a glasses-type terminal, the method comprising:
 capturing an external environment by a camera; 
 sensing a user's gaze on the external environment by a sensing unit; 
 analyzing the user's gaze on the external environment to specify an object to which the user's gaze is directed from an image corresponding to the external environment; and 
 locating a function icon linked to a preset function in a corresponding region that corresponds to a region in which the specified object is located based on an event associated with the specified object being captured through the camera, 
 wherein the event associated with the specified object is a preset movement of the specified object captured through the camera. 
 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 receiving a selection input associated with the function icon; and 
 executing a function linked to the function icon based on receiving the selection input associated with the function icon. 
 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 12 , wherein the selection input associated with the function icon is received by sensing the user's preset gesture in a state where the user's gaze toward the function icon is sensed by the sensing unit.